# CVE-2011-3201: Information disclosure in n/a > An attacker can trick a user into opening a malicious mailto link to read arbitrary local files via the attachment parameter. - **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 8 Mar 2013 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3201, GHSA-vj43-93vc-r5g8, RHSA-2013:0516 ## What is CVE-2011-3201? CVE-2011-3201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 8 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. ### Official description GNOME Evolution before 3.2.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the attachment parameter to a mailto: URL, which attaches the file to the email. Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3201? It affects 5 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `evolution` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-conduits` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-help` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-pst` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-spamassassin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-conduits` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-help` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-pst` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-spamassassin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-conduits` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-help` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-pst` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | | `evolution-spamassassin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.3-30.el6 | Products: Gnome Evolution, Oracle Solaris, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation. ## How do I fix CVE-2011-3201? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2011-3201 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3201 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris - [CVE-2018-12422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12422/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2008-1109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1109/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3) - [CVE-2009-3721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3721/): Path traversal in ytnef (high 7.8) - [CVE-2008-1108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1108/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.6) - [CVE-2013-4166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4166/): Information disclosure in Evolution (high 7.5) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3201 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2011-3201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 8 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3201 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Oracle Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3201/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3201 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3201 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3201 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3201/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.